whitlow

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Natures Music

• Kathy Whitlow

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• Listening is a magnetic and strange thing, a
  creative force......and it is this little
  creative fountain inside us that begins to spring
  and cast up new thoughts and unexpected laughter
  and wisdom. it is when people really listen to
  us, with quiet fascinated attention, that the
  little fountain begins to work again, to
  accelerate in the most surprising way.
  -Brenda Ueland

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Supplies for Rain Sticks

• - Mailing tubes
• - Nails
• - Hammer
• - Assortment of various noodles, beans, rice,
  etc.
• - Pictures
• - Sound machine

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Objective

• To bring an awareness of various sounds we hear
  in nature through the use of listening and
  creativity.

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Discussion Questions

1. What happens when you listen?
2. Do you think you do a good job at listening?
3. What are other ways we can notice nature?

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Drumming Therapy

• Ability to focus inward as well as outward
• Develop self-awareness and self-esteem
• Mastery of breath and movement
• Ability to stay on task
• Improve listening skills
• Increase Frustration Tolerance
• Channel aggressive/destructive impulses into
  creative and positive activity
• Develop self-control, patience, and cooperation

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Who it could help

• Depression and other Affective Disorders
• Oppositional Defiant Disorder
• Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
• Impulse Control Disorders
• Substance Abuse
• Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
• Sexual Disorders

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Polyrhythms

• Polyrhythms the systematic exploitation of
  different rhythms performed simultaneously
• Polyrhythms show us how different sounds can
  work together just like us, even though we look
  different, sound different, and wear different
  styles Heidi Wert, 5th grader, Drumming for
  Peace, Lancaster, PA

Drum Unity. Noor Al-Hamed, Jarrea Youmans, and
Christy Ward
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Drumming Circles

• Symbolizes
• - unity and community
• - joining and opportunity of aligning with the
  beating of the heart

Where do we begin? Begin with the heart, for the
spring of life arises from the heart, and from
there it turns in a circular manner. -Meister
Eckhart
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Any Questions??
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Thanks!
Sprouting Wings Sue Tarkenton York Place Hort 472
Class